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Conquest by Computer

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Nathan

The 1986 Oziana is the first issue I ever read, even though it was around 1993 when I did so. I just started out by ordering the earliest one the Oz Club was offering at the time. The cover here … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Christmas, Games, Holidays, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Melody Grandy, Nursery Rhymes, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a computer wizard in oz, bini aru, blair boudreau, corwin davison poe, easter bunny, edgar allan poe, emerald city, fairies, forbidden fountain, frosty the snowman, glinda, grinch, how the grinch stole christmas, hungry tiger, jack pumpkinhead, kabumpo in oz, kiki aru, laughing valley of hohaho, little bun rabbit, mother goose in prose, mount munch, mrs. claus, much ado about kiki aru, nome king, north pole, old mother hubbard, oziah prendergast gillikin iiii, oziana, ozma, pyrzqxgl, richard capwell, rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, santa claus, santa claus in oz, sean patrick duffley, sir hokus of pokes, smith and tinker, the easter bunny of oz, the life and adventures of santa claus, the magic of oz, tik-tok, tim hollis, trot griffiths, water of oblivion, wilbur canard, wizard of oz | 6 Comments

What’s a Pound of Flesh Among Friends?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Nathan

The Serpent of Venice, by Christopher Moore – Moore’s latest novel is a follow-up to his earlier Fool, a take on Shakespeare’s King Lear. This one combines elements of two plays, The Merchant of Venice and Othello, both of which … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Christopher Moore, William Shakespeare | Tagged antisemitism, edgar allan poe, fool, iago, king lear, marco polo, othello, shylock, the cask of amontillado, the merchant of venice, the serpent of venice | 1 Comment

Serendipity, My Dear Watson

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Nathan

The daily e-mail I get from Wikipedia mentioned about a week ago that the word “serendipity” was first used in a letter Horace Walpole dated 28 January 1754. The word has come to signify unintended good fortune, but where did … Continue reading →

Posted in Etymology, Fairy Tales, History, Iran, Television | Tagged augste dupin, camels, edgar allan poe, horace walpole, inductive reasoning, king baram v of persia, serendipity, sherlock holmes, sir arthur conan doyle, sri lanka, the murders in the rue morgue, the three princes of serendip, voltaire, zadig | Leave a comment

Somewhere Renowned for Its Canals and Color Red

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Nathan

The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury – I’ve had a copy of this book lying around for a while, and yes, I decided to finally read it after Bradbury died. Typical, huh? Rather than a consistent narrative, the book is … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Oz | Tagged edgar allan poe, mars, ray bradbury, the martian chronicles, there will come soft rains, usher ii | Leave a comment

You Be Alien

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Nathan

The idea of life on other planets (or, in some cases, planetoids) is one that has been in the public consciousness since we knew other worlds existed. Perhaps you could say they even predate that, as myth-makers have always proposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Mythology, Star Trek, Television, The Flintstones | Tagged aliens, barsoom, betty and barney hill, edgar allan poe, edgar rice burroughs, great gazoo, green men, grey aliens, gustav sandgren, h.g. wells, john herschel, mars, moon, new york sun, p t barnum, richard adams locke, roswell incident, ufo sightings | 3 Comments

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